Cycling in London is more joyful than in Berlin and I feel it’s more of a cycling city now.
But in either place, as this video argues, you’d be crazy not to take a bike to get around.
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Long distance bike packing races however brutal they may be look like they fulfil an ideal. They have an activity that’s not that fast but where you can still cover a lot of distance and terrain. The contestants are physically and mentally absurdly fit and still they go through hell. The remoteness of the locations usually creates a special connection to the local people and culture.